Safety-fender



G. HALLIDAY.

SAFETY FENDER. APPLICATION man ocr. 19. 1920.

13.68,142. Patented Fab. 8, 1921.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 af@ M f ATTORNH G. HALUBAY.

SAFETYv FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. i9.. 1920. 1,368,M% Fab. 8, .5.921.

MRM EN fwmm tlllllllh Q'EORGE FIALLIDAY, 0F ELYRIA, OHIO.

SAFETY-FENDER.

Application filed october 19, 1921).

To all whom t moy concern Be it known that I, GEORGE Hemmer, e citizen of the United States, residing et lillyrie, in the county ot Lorain and State of Ghio, have invented new und useful Improvements in Safety-Fenders, of which the 'following' is u specification.

This invention relates to attachments Ylor mitomobiles, street curs, end the like, and hes `for its object the provision ot e. tender associated with e. bumper and adapted to be swung downwerdly either the will of the operator or in cese et striking e pedestrian so es to prevent n, pedestrian :trom being run over.

in importent object is the provision of e device oi this clierecter which includes curtain members edepted to extend in trout 01"' the wheels, these members operating simultaneously with the mein body of the tender.

Another object is the provision in :i device ol this character ot novel means tor holding` the Jtender normally inoperative but yet capable ol' being easily released automaticelly in the event. of striking s pedestrian.

An udditionel object is the provision ot a device ot' this character which will be simple end inexpensive in construction, highly ellicient in use, durable in service, und u general improvement in the srt.

l/Vith the shove end other objects und advantages in view, the invention consist-s in the deteils ot construction to be hereinafter more fully described end claimed and illustrated in the accompanying' drewngs in which- Y Figure 1 is e, side elevation of my device applied to un automobile and showing it in inoperative position,

Fig. 2 is e plan view, y

Fim 3 is :i view similsr to lli 1, showing the 'feeder in operative position,

l is :i trontlelevetion thereof,

Fig. 5 is e detail sectionall view teken through one of the curtein members, and

Fig. (l is s detail sectional view.

I?.eterring;` more perticulerly to the drewings, the letter A desienetcs the front portion et un automobile, Il designates the front erle, und (l designates the front wheels. In carrying out my invention I molte use of zt bumper which is secured upon the chassis es by 'means ol. arms 11 Secured upon the end portions et' this bumper are cesings 12 for :i purpose to be heroine-ttor described Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

Serial No. 418,006.

Associated with the trout axle B is a fender comprising e rectangular treme 13 formed either or' solid or tubular rods and which ie covered with suitable wire mesh lll. This frame is journeled upon the front erle und is normally urged downwerdly into engagement with the 2ground by coil springs 15 coiled about the treme end each having one end secured thereto end the other end suitably secured to the chassis. A plurality of clips or loops 16'encircle the springs for holding them to the eXle. The rod 17 torming the free enc1 of the trame 13 projects laterally beyond the wheels C, es clearly shown. V

Journaled within each ot thecesinqs 12 is s. spring roller 18 upon which is wound e sheet 19 oft wire mesh which is trained over un idle roller 20 and which has its tree end connected with the leterfil projecting end of the rod l?. l

Pivoted upon the refer side of the bumper 10 ere catches 21 which ere held in normal position by springs 22 and the purpose of these catches is to engage the rod 17 and hold the tender structure in normelly elevated position. Y

In order to throw the device into operation., I provide spaced rods 23 slidable transversely of the bumper neer the ends thereof and having their forward extremities connected by e rod 24 which extends along the front of the bumper in spsced parallel reletion thereto. llt their rear ends the rods 23 ere connected by the rod which is connected with e suitable toot bedel 26 pivoted within the automobile. The rods 23 ere connected with the upper ends of the pivoted cetoh members 21, as shown et 27,

rlllhe operetion of the device is es follows:

tlrdinerily the fender is held elevated by engagement of the rod 17 with the catch members 21 end the sheets or strips 19 are wound upon the rollers 18 and ere contained entirely within the cesings 12. In case the operator realizes that he is going to strike some one he presses upon the pedal 26 which will result in pulling' the rods 23 rearwardly which will cause the catch members 21 to swine' forwardly at their lower ends so as to release the rod l? whereupon the springs 15 will swine the 'lender 13 downwardly. As the rod l? has its end portions connected with the strips sheets 19 these sheets will loe pulled from the rollers 18 over the rollers rio parts may be returned to normal position by Y pulling the fender 13 upwardly manually.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that l have thus provided a very simply constructed device which will be inexpensive,

which maybe readily attached to an antomobile of any kind, and which will e'lliciently perform all the functions for which it is intended. Y

While l have shown and described the preferred embodiment oit my invention, it is oi course to be understood that l reservo the right to make such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the'in vention or the scope vof the subjoined claims.

Having` thus described my invention, l claim:

l. in combination with a motor vehicle, a fender structure comprising a bumper secured upon the automobileya tender trarne covered with mesh pivoter with respect to the front ,portion of the vehicle, springs normallyk tending` to swing said traine downwardly, catch means carried by the bumper for holding the Vfender elevated, and means for releasing` said catch means, said catch means comprising` a pair ot catch members pivoted at the rear of the bumper and engageable by the free end of the -frame, and springs holding said catch members in operative position.

:2. A device of the character described comprising a frame pivoted upon the trent axle of 'a motor vehicle and covered'with mesh, springs urging said iframe downwardly, a bumper, catch members pivoted at .the rear of said bumper and engaged by the free, end of said t fame whereby to hold messes the same elevated, a pair of rods slidable with respect to the bumper and connected with said catch members, a rod connecting the iront ends ot said rods in advance o the bumper, and pedal means connected movement of the catch. inernl ers to release the frame. i

3. 'device oi" the character described comprising a traine pivoted upon the front axle of a motor vehicle and covered with mesh, springs urging said frame downn wardly, a bumper, catch members pivoted at the rear o1Fi said bumper and engaged by the free end of said frame whereby to `hold the same elevated, a pair of rods slidable with respect to the bumper and connected with said catch members, rod connecting' the iront ends or said rods in advance oit' the bumper, pedal means connected with said iirst named rods whereby to eiiect move ment of the catch members to release the trame, spring rollers carried by the bumper, and strips of mesh said rollers and con* nected with said trarne. Y

a. A device of the character described comprising a traine pivoted upon the front axle of a motor ve `iicle and covered with mesh, springs urging said iframe downwardly, a bumper, catch members pivoted at the rear or bumper-and engaged by the end ot' saidY 'trame whereby to hold sa id the same elevated, a pair of rods slidable with respect to the bumper and connected with said catch members, rod connecting the iront ends oi' said rods in advance oit the bumper, pedal meansL connected with said ,tiret name-d rods whereby to effect mover. ent oi the catch members to release the frame, a pair ci casings carried by the bumper, a springrolier within each casin a side roller the open end of each cas l J, and strips ot mesh wound upon said spring` rollers, trained over said idle rollers and connected with the free end oi said frame.

ln testimony whereof l atliX my signature.

YHALLIDAY.

'L ith said first named rods whereby to effect 

